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Where does “með” come from?

með (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.

með (Icelandic): with

Definitions

  1. with

Ancestry of “með”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeðwith, along with
2Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmé—

Words derived from “með”

  • vera með
  • mæla með
  • hérmeð
  • meðtaka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →